Interview
Helmut Lachenmann in conversation with Sarah Willis Sir Simon Rattle conducts Schumann and Lachenmann
During his Berlin years, the adventurous exploration of contemporary music was as important to Simon Rattle as work on the traditional repertoire. This double focus also characterises this evening with Helmut Lachenmann’s My Melodies for eight horns, in which the solo instruments reveal many surprising tonal facets. The finale of the concert is Schumann’s Second Symphony, with an exuberance which repeatedly borders on mania.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle
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